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Collaborate: to work together to reach goal

Oceanography: A branch of science that studies the earth’s oceans

Topographic Map: Detailed map showing the hills and the valleys of an area by using contour lines to represent changes in elevation

Experimental Error: errors caused by inconsistencies and inaccuracies while collecting experimental data that can be limited by repeating the experiment many times.

Geothermal Energy: an alternative form of renewable energy hardnessed from underground reservoirs of steam and hot water located on a plate boundary where continental plate movements cause rifting or mountain formation.

Contour Lines: lines on a topographic map connecting points of equal elevation

Index Contours: contour lines on a topographic map that are marked with their corresponding elevation

Scientific law: a basic principle that describes the behavior of a natural phenomenon, often thought of as a “ rule of nature”, even though the cause of the law may not be known

Earth Science: a branch of science that stuies the interaction of earth’s land, water, air and outer space.

Hemosphere: half of the earth .

Continent: One of the seven major land areas of the earth .

Equator: The line 00 latitude halfway between the poles separating the northern hemisphere.

Aqueduct: a system of man-made canals, tunnels, and pipelines built to transport freshwater into highly populated areas where there is not enough

Hypothesis: A specific, testable proposed answer to one scientific question

Astronomy: A branch of science that studies outer space and the objects in it

Plateau: a relatively flat elevated area of land that rises above the surrounding landscape

Contour Intervals: The difference in elevation between two side-by-side contour lines

Geology: A branch of science that studied the soil parts of the earth and how natural forces change our planet

Meterology: A branch of science that studies the earth’s atmosphere and weather

Blind Study: experiments in which the scientist do not know which group is the control group and which is the test group that designed to limit observer’s bias

Limestone: an industrial mineral used to make cement which forms from the shells and skeletons of marine organisms`

Placer: an accumulation of denseminerals found in sand and gravel in modern or ancient stream beds formed by the geologic processes of transport and deposition

Observers Bia's: tendencies influenced by what an experimenter expects to see that result in experimental errors

Topographic Profile: a cross-sectional view among a line drawn on a tepographic map showing the shape of the surface of the ground including hills, mountains , cliffs valleys, rivers, and lakes

Scientific Theory: An Explanation